Drapery-holder



(No Model.) v

J. J. GONNELLY.

DRAPBRYHULDER. v No. 443,133. Patented Dec. 23, 1890.

UNTED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JEREMIAH J. CONNELLY, OF ELMIRA, NEW YORK.

DRAPERY-HOLDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 443,133, dated December .23, 1890.

Application filed August 18, 1890. Serial No. 362,282. (No model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern,.-

Beit known that I, J EREMIAH J. CoNNnLLY, a citizen of the United States, residing at Elmira, in the county of Chemung and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Drapery -Holdersg and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the same, reference being had to the annexed drawings, making a part of this specification, and to the letters of reference marked thereon.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in devices for temporarily holding draperies, and is designed for holding draperies at the head of Gaskets, although it is applicable to other uses-such, for instance, as holding draperies and curtains in bay-windows.

It has for its object, among others, to provide means whereby I avoid the necessity of driving nails in the wall, which undertakers and others who use draperies are now obliged to do. I also aim to provide a simple, cheap,

and durable and eiiicient device of this charac-A ter which may be readily put up and taken down in any part of the house and in rooms of any height without in any manner marring the wall or wood-work.

Other objects and advantages of the inven` tion Will hereinafter appear, and the novel features thereof will be specifically defined by the appended claims.

The invention is clearly illustrated in the accompanying drawings, which, with the letters of reference marked thereon,form a part of this specification, and in which- Figure 1 is a perspective view showing my device in use. Fig. 2 is an edge view of one of the uprights with parts broken away and in section.

Like letters of reference indicate like parts in both views.

Referring now to the details of the drawings by letter, A designates an upright or rod or pole, to one end of which is secured a band B, which embraces the same and is secured thereto upon one side, the band forming a guide for the other rod or pole C, which is also provided at one end with a similar band D, oppositely arranged-that is, with the guide portion upon the other side thereof, so as to receive the rod A when the two are placed Y side by side, as seen clearlyin both figures of the drawings. These two rods or poles constitute an extensible standard, which may be readily lengthened or shortened to accommodate it to the place in which it is to be used, and in practice I employ two of these, as shown in Fig. 1.

The bands are provided with a thickened portion,as seen in sectionin Fig. 2,and through this thickened portion is tapped a thumbscrew E, which is adapted to hold the two parts of each standard in place, and in order to prevent the poles or rods from being marred by the screw I place a follower-plate a between the said thickened portion and the rod, as seen in Fig. 2, and arrange the end of the screw to bear against said plate, the edges of the plate being preferably turned at right angles to the body thereof, so as to embrace the cross-bar of the band and prevent displacement of the plate, as will be readily seen in Fig. 2.

The upper ends of the standards are each provided with a hook b, having a bearing against the face thereof, and provided with a horizontal portion d, which rests upon the end of the standard and is secured thereto 1n any suitable manner.

l It will be noticed that the hooks b, which support the drapery-pole G, are disposed with relation to the ends of the rods so that when v the pole is in position it will be on a plane above the ends of the rods. This isaspecial feature of the invention, audits advantages will be hereinafter described.

The pole G is connected to the drapery by passing it through a loop made by doubling theupper edge of the material and sewing it together, so that the pole will be covered, as shown in Fig. l, the heavy black cloth used by the undertakers forming a pad or cushion when the pole is brought into contact with the ceiling, so as to prevent injury thereto.

In practice the two rods composing the standards are adj usted to lengthen or shorten said standards, as required, to adapt them to the height of the ceiling, and are heldin their adjusted position by the set-screws hereinbefore described, the pole with the drapery attached resting upon the hooks at the upper end of the standards. The upper ends of the standards rest against the point where the ceil ing and the wall meet, and the lower ends are placed ashort distance from the wall and pushed against or toward it, thus wedging the standards between the ceiling and the fioor and removing any danger of their slipping. The weight of the drapery assists in keeping then] in place. It is important that the draperypole should be on a plane above that of the upper ends of the standards, as seen clearly in Fig. 2, so that when brought against the ceiling it will form abrace and support for the device throughout its width.

In case the device should be used by merchants for the purpose of exhibiting curtains to customers the curtain might be attached to the pole by pins or other well-known means; but for the use of undertaker-s, to which my invention is more particularly adapted, loop- -ing the curtain atits upper edge, as hereinbefore described, would be considered the most convenient.

XVhat I claim as new isl. A drapery-holder consisting of a temporary frame the sides of which are composed of extensible standards provided at their upper ends with supports for the ends of the pole to which the drapery is to be attached, said supports being disposed with relation to the ends of the standards, as shown,whereby the pole will be on a plane above the same, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

2. In a drapery-holder, two standards, each composed of two extensible rods or poles, and a pole for attaching the drapery, removably support-ed near the upper ends thereof, with its upper surface above the ends of the standards, in combination with bands connected to the extensible rods or poles, thumb-screws for holding the same in their adjusted positions, and follower-plates operating in connection therewith and against which the said screws bear, as set forth.

3. The drapery-holder described, consisting of the two vertical standards, each composed of two extensible rods or poles, bands and thumb-screws, the hooks b, secured to the upper ends of the standards and having abearing against the faces of the standards, the pole G, removablyheld in the saidhookswith its upper surface above the ends of the standards, and the drapery hung from the pole G, substantially as shown and described.

In testimony that I claim the above I have hereunto subscribed my name in the presencel of two witnesses.

JEREMIAH J. ooNNELLY.

llitnesses:

MosEs FYBUsH, DENNIS P. LYNCH.

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